This is one of my recently-completed AFV models (the other two are a 1/35 Befehlspanzer I and
a 1/76 Panzerhaubitze 2000; I’ll post some photos of these some time in the future, hopefully).
It’s the first Italian-built tank (according to the box description) and is basically a modified French
Renault FT.17 with a new engine (hence the different rear hull shape) and twin-MG armament.
The Fiat 3000 was mainly in service during the 1920s and 30s, but a few were still in use (presumably as training
vehicles) during WW2.


The model is built from the Tauro kit, which IMHO is very poor (and I’m normally a very forgiving modeller). Fit is atrocious, there’s loads of flash, and the vinyl tracks are about 1.5cm too short (I had to lengthen them with a large staple; thankfully the gap is mostly hidden by the suspension).
It’s the only Fiat 3000 kit there is though, and after painting still looks pretty impressive (at least, as impressive as a FT.17 variant can look
)
Tauro also make a 1/35 kit for the German Sturmpanzerwagen A7V (WW1 tank) - is this similar
in quality (or lack of it) to the Fiat? I’m interested to know from anyone here who’s built one.